Cari van Schalkwyk, South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling & Analysis (SACEMA) ; Harry Moultrie, National Institute for Communicable Diseases et Juliet Pulliam, South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling & Analysis (SACEMA)
At this stage, we cannot say anything about the severity of cases with Omicron - either in primary or reinfections.
South African marine biodiversity is unique and valuable and the Wild Coast is an especially rich part of that heritage.
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The key requirement of any mandate should be that a vaccination certificate be produced for access to high-risk spaces where harm to others could occur.
The musical The Lion King - here starring Amanda Kunene - in New Zealand.
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A graduated and carefully calibrated approach to increases in VAT is preferable to large scale, once-off increases.
Keeping an eye on what children are watching or playing is crucial to ensure that they’re being exposed to age-appropriate content.
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What scientists learnt from analysing alien marine organisms that hitch-hike around the world on ships and other vessels that make their way into South African shores.
Trees provide bats with food, and are important parts of the animals’ landscapes.
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Cave-specific conservation and protection actions are essential to protect cave habitats for the continued survival of bats, and ultimately, the well-being of humans.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa
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A strategic partnership that is mutually rewarding and beneficial between Nigeria and South Africa should be the aim of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to Nigeria.
Nigeria’s President Buhari at the 2021 Intra-African Trade Fair in Durban, South Africa.
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The current spate of travel bans is rather hasty and irrational given that we know that the variant is in several countries already.
Mxolisi Kaunda mayor of eThekwini. If parties or individuals succeed in the politics and practicalities of governing a metro, the rewards are considerable.
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It is urgent and overdue to implement PrEP in pregnancy and during breastfeeding. Failure to do so allows ongoing avoidable HIV infection among women in South Africa and their infants.
What not to do: ban travel. Scenes at South Africa’s OR Tambo International airport after the first flight bans were announced.
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If the local context and priorities of those who most directly rely on natural resources for their survival isn’t considered, conservation efforts will continue to fail.
Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand